Inverter and power supplying method thereof and application using the same

1. An inverter, comprising:

a direct current (DC)-DC conversion circuit, receiving a DC input voltage from a DC input side, and converting the DC input voltage into a DC bus voltage;

an inverting circuit, coupled to the DC-DC conversion circuit, and configured to convert the DC bus voltage into an alternating current (AC) output voltage; and

an auxiliary power circuit, coupled to the DC-DC conversion circuit, and receiving the DC input voltage from the DC input side,

wherein the auxiliary power circuit is enabled in response to the DC input voltage, and the auxiliary power circuit generates a first auxiliary power for enabling the DC-DC conversion circuit after the auxiliary power circuit is enabled, and

wherein the DC-DC conversion circuit is enabled in response to the first auxiliary power, and the DC-DC conversion circuit generates a second auxiliary power for enabling the inverting circuit after the DC-DC conversion circuit is enabled, such that the inverting circuit is enabled in response to the second auxiliary power and generates the AC output voltage.

2. The inverter as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the DC-DC conversion circuit comprises:

a first switch circuit, receiving the DC input voltage from the DC input side;

an isolation transformer, having a primary winding, a first secondary winding and a second secondary winding, wherein the primary winding is coupled to the first switch circuit;

a rectifier and filter circuit, coupled between the isolation transformer and the inverting circuit, and configured to rectify and filter outputs of the first and the second secondary windings, wherein the rectifier and filter circuit generates the DC bus voltage according to the output of the first secondary winding, and generates the second auxiliary power according to the output of the second secondary winding; and

a first auxiliary circuit, coupled to the auxiliary power circuit, wherein the first auxiliary circuit operates under the first auxiliary power to provide a first auxiliary function to the DC-DC conversion circuit.

3. The inverter as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the inverting circuit comprises:

a second switch circuit, coupled to the first secondary winding via the rectifier and filter circuit for receiving the DC bus voltage; and

a second auxiliary circuit, coupled to the second secondary winding via the rectifier and filter circuit, wherein the second auxiliary circuit operates under the second auxiliary power to provide a second auxiliary function to the inverting circuit.

4. The inverter as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the first auxiliary circuit comprises a first control circuit configured to control the operation of the first switch circuit, and the second auxiliary circuit comprises a second control circuit configured to control the operation of the second switch circuit.

5. The inverter as claimed in claim 3 , wherein at least one of the first auxiliary circuit and the second auxiliary circuit comprises at least one of an over voltage protection circuit, an over load protection circuit and an over current protection circuit.

6. The inverter as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the DC-DC conversion circuit is an isolated DC-DC converter.

7. The inverter as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary power circuit is a non-isolated DC-DC converter.

8. A photovoltaic grid-connected system, comprising:

a photovoltaic module; and

an inverter, coupled to the photovoltaic module with a DC input side, and receiving the output of the photovoltaic module as a DC input voltage, wherein the inverter comprises:

a DC-DC conversion circuit, receiving the DC input voltage from the DC input side, and converting the DC input voltage into a DC bus voltage;

an inverting circuit, coupled to the DC-DC conversion circuit, and configured to convert the DC bus voltage into an alternating current (AC) output voltage; and

an auxiliary power circuit, coupled to the DC-DC conversion circuit, and receiving the DC input voltage from the DC input side,

wherein the auxiliary power circuit is enabled in response to the DC input voltage, and the auxiliary power circuit generates a first auxiliary power for enabling the DC-DC conversion circuit after the auxiliary power circuit is enabled, and

wherein the DC-DC conversion circuit is enabled in response to the first auxiliary power, and the DC-DC conversion circuit generates a second auxiliary power for enabling the inverting circuit after the DC-DC conversion circuit is enabled, such that the inverting circuit is enabled in response to the second auxiliary power and generates the AC output voltage.

9. The photovoltaic grid-connected system as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the DC-DC conversion circuit comprises:

a first switch circuit, receiving the DC input voltage from the DC input side;

an isolation transformer, having a primary winding, a first secondary winding and a second secondary winding, wherein the primary winding is coupled to the first switch circuit, and the first secondary winding is coupled to the inverting circuit for providing the DC bus voltage;

a rectifier and filter circuit, coupled between the second secondary winding and the inverting circuit, and generating the second auxiliary power; and

a first auxiliary circuit, coupled to the auxiliary power circuit, wherein the first auxiliary circuit operates under the first auxiliary power to provide a first auxiliary function to the DC-DC conversion circuit.

10. The photovoltaic grid-connected system as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the inverting circuit comprises:

a second switch circuit, coupled to the first secondary winding via the rectifier and filter circuit for receiving the DC bus voltage; and

a second auxiliary circuit, coupled to the second secondary winding via the rectifier and filter circuit, wherein the second auxiliary circuit operates under the second auxiliary power to provide a second auxiliary function to the inverting circuit.

11. The photovoltaic grid-connected system as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the first auxiliary circuit comprises a first control circuit configured to control the operation of the first switch circuit, and the second auxiliary circuit comprises a second control circuit configured to control the operation of the second switch circuit.

12. The photovoltaic grid-connected system as claimed in claim 10 , wherein at least one of the first auxiliary circuit and the second auxiliary circuit comprises at least one of an over voltage protection circuit, an over load protection circuit and an over current protection circuit.

13. A power supplying method of an inverter, wherein the inverter comprises a DC-DC conversion circuit, an inverting circuit and an auxiliary power circuit, the power supplying method comprising:

receiving a DC input voltage from a DC input side of the DC-DC conversion circuit to enable the auxiliary power circuit;

generating a first auxiliary power for enabling and supporting the DC-DC conversion circuit by the enabled auxiliary power circuit;

converting the DC input voltage into a DC bus voltage by the enabled DC-DC conversion circuit, and generating a second auxiliary power for enabling and supporting an inverting circuit; and

converting the DC bus voltage into an alternating current (AC) output voltage by the enabled inverting circuit.